A 59-year-old Echunga man has died after his tanker crashed into a tree in Meadows, Adelaide Hills last night.
Important points:
- Witnesses have reported that flames shoot up 20 meters into the air
- Fuel from the truck got into a local stream
- The crash increases the state’s annual road toll to 70 from 86 last year
The accident happened just after 11:00 p.m. on Brookman Road when the 14,000 liter truck left the street and rolled before it went up in flames.
Witnesses calling Triple-0 reported seeing flames shoot up 20 meters into the air.
70 firefighters from the Country Fire Service and the Metropolitan Fire Service fought the fire, which melted parts of the street.
Brookman Road will be closed between Morris Road and Hammersmith Drive for most of the day as the crews make repairs.
The Environmental Protection Agency is on site to assess the environmental impact of the fuel spilled in Meadows Creek.
Neighbor and passenger Drew Goldner heard and saw the explosion and said he immediately called Triple-0.
“While I was on the phone with the emergency services, there were a couple of explosions – scared me the hell – flames went up, tires exploded.”
The man’s death brought the number of people killed on the streets of South Australia to 70 that year.
Yesterday, a 22-year-old Felixstow man died after the car he was driving hit a tree and went up in flames on Main North Road in Elizabeth.
The road toll in South Australia at the time last year was 86.
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